heavy drinker

collocation in English

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heavy
adjective
uk
/ˈhev.i/us
/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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drinker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdrɪŋ.kər/us
/ˈdrɪŋ.kɚ/
someone who ...
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(Definition ofheavyanddrinkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Managing theheavydrinkerin primary care.
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Fergusson was eccentric and aheavydrinker.
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He was also aheavydrinker.
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He is also a veryheavydrinker.
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He was also aheavydrinkerand notorious gambler.
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He was a keen sportsman and a veryheavydrinker.
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He was aheavydrinkerand became mentally imbalanced.
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Aheavydrinker, he died of cardiopulmonary arrest.
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He also was known as aheavydrinker.
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He is my friend, he is aheavydrinker, but there come moments with vodka when he wants to stop.
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Known asheavydrinker, he died of liver cirrhosis in 1948.
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He is aheavydrinkerand highly superstitious, nonetheless, a very useful companion.
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He smokes regularly and is aheavydrinkerin stressful situations.
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Also, it is said that he held his liquor well and was aheavydrinker.
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She had been aheavydrinkersince the age of fifteen.
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From early in his career, he had been aheavydrinker, often forgetting his lines.
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He is aheavydrinkerwhose main object in life is to have a good time.
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He is also aheavydrinker, which led to him being nicknamed tequila.
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The patient is also aheavydrinker, something which shocks both of them.
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Garvin was aheavydrinkerwho was frequently involved in violent brawls.
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Lansford, too, was aheavydrinkerand soon it overwhelmed the marriage.
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He became a partygoing parrandero and aheavydrinkerof whiskey and rum.
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He was aheavydrinkerthroughout his life and this contributed to his early death.
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He is aheavydrinkerand steals cigarettes, alcohol, and food from the government.
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